And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

若一国自相纷争，那国就站立不住；

一国若自相纷争，那国就立不住；

一国若自相纷争，那国就立不住；

一个国内部自相纷争，必然崩溃。

一国若自相纷争，那国就站立不住；

一个国家如果自相纷争，这个国家就站立不住；

若一國自相紛爭，那國就站立不住；

一國若自相紛爭，那國就立不住；

一國若自相紛爭，那國就立不住；

一個國內部自相紛爭，必然崩潰。

一國若自相紛爭，那國就站立不住；

一國若自相紛爭，那國就不能站立；

一個國家如果自相紛爭，這個國家就站立不住；

夫國自相分爭、其國弗能立、

若國自相分爭、則無以立國、

若國自相分爭、其國不能立、

國而自分、其國必亡；

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

If a kingdom fights against itself, it can’t stand.

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

“ A kingdom divided by civil war will collapse.

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom will not be able to stand.

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

Now I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.For it hath been signified unto me concerning you, my brethren, by them that are of the household of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.Now this I mean, that each one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized into the name of Paul?

giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.There is one body, and one Spirit, even as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;one Lord, one faith, one baptism,one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.

Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

And David said to Abishai, Now will Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord’s servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fortified cities, and escape out of our sight.

And the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thy house upon thee with fire.And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye saved me not out of their hand.And when I saw that ye saved me not, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and Jehovah delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye are fugitives of Ephraim, ye Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim, and in the midst of Manasseh.And the Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. And it was so, that, when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, Let me go over, the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth; for he could not frame to pronounce it right: then they laid hold on him, and slew him at the fords of the Jordan. And there fell at that time of Ephraim forty and two thousand.

that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us: that the world may believe that thou didst send me.

And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the men subject to taskwork; and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

And there happened to be there a base fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew the trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:that the violence done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid upon Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and upon the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.And the men of Shechem set liers- in- wait for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.And they went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod the grapes, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve ye the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: but why should we serve him?And would that this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.And he sent messengers unto Abimelech craftily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem; and, behold, they constrain the city to take part against thee.Now therefore, up by night, thou and the people that are with thee, and lie in wait in the field:and it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and rush upon the city; and, behold, when he and the people that are with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from the ambushment.And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the tops of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.And Gaal spake again and said, See, there come people down by the middle of the land, and one company cometh by the way of the oak of Meonenim.Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, that thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out now, I pray, and fight with them.And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, even unto the entrance of the gate.And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field; and he looked, and, behold, the people came forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.And Abimelech, and the companies that were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and the two companies rushed upon all that were in the field, and smote them.And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were therein: and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the stronghold of the house of El- berith.And it was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder: and he said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and gat them up to the roof of the tower.And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and drew near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and brake his skull.Then he called hastily unto the young man his armorbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and kill me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren;and all the wickedness of the men of Shechem did God requite upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.

And I will stir up the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of it; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek unto the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.

and I will make them one nation in the land, upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all; and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all;

And one shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh; and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.